To type-in chord symbols

1. Click the Chord tool . The Chord menu appears.
2. Choose Chord > Manual Input.
3. Click the note or beat on which you want the chord to appear. A cursor appears above the staff, aligned with the chord positioning triangles.

   View the Using the positioning triangles QuickStart Video for a demonstration of how to use the positioning triangles.

4. Type the chord that you want to appear in the score, such as “BbM7/C”. Type an underscore (SHIFT+hyphen) instead of a slash if you want the alternate bass note (C in this example) placed under the root.
   
   
   
5. Alternatively, type a colon followed by the slot number of the suffix shown in the Chord Suffix Selection dialog box. Or, type a colon followed by zero. If you type a slot number, Finale displays the corresponding suffix from the Chord Suffix Selection dialog box. If you type a zero, the Chord Suffix Selection dialog box appears, where you can choose a suffix. See keystroke table for a list of keyboard shortcuts you can use to quickly enter chord symbols.
   
   
   
6. Type uppercase letters unless you want the root and alternate bass note to use lowercase letters. For example, Roman numerals typically indicate quality (I for Major, ii for minor), so in the key of C Major, you’d type a lowercase “d” to display “ii” in the score (as opposed to “II” that appears if you type an uppercase “D”).
   
   
   

   Regardless of the chord style selected in the Chord Style submenu, you must type letters (C, D, E and so on) for the chord root and alternate bass note. Finale will not accept Roman numerals (I, IV, V and so on) or scale degrees typed into the score. For example, when Roman is selected (a checkmark appears next to Roman in the Chord Style submenu), you’d type the letter “F” to display IV in the key of C Major.

7. Press enter to accept the change. Or, press SPACEBAR, or SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW to move to the next entry. Press tab to move to the next measure, or click the next beat on which you want a chord to appear. To move to the previous entry, press SHIFT+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+LEFT ARROW. To move to the previous measure, press SHIFT+TAB.

   If Finale doesn’t recognize the suffix a dialog box appears in which you can choose to add the suffix to the chord suffix library.

8. If you want to enter or edit another alternate chord on the same note, press the UP or DOWN ARROW.
9. Continue entering the chords in this manner. See Chord/Manual Input for tips, additional keyboard shortcuts, and more information regarding typing-in chord symbols.

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